The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-06-05
SNGRD UJDER 4 CLOUD.
THE UNPOPULAR MANAGER OF
THR MEMPHIS TEAM
Ordered Home to Straighten Up
Charges Of Conspiracy Against
the League.
DAYY FORCE INSTRUCTED TO
TAKE HOLD OF THE REINS.
New Orleans Makes Another Exhibi.
ton OF the Brewns-Dla-
m0nd Dots.

Jack Sneed's managing days, in so
far as Memphis is concerned, are over
He VISA good manager, and could
have held on to the helm; but, to use
baseball parlance, he was "too fl ip."
Sill he is not dead. He is on the
fence and liable TO drop at any time.
He is q good fislder, hard hitter and
can run bases like deer.
But the trouble with him 10 that
he has too much talking gear"
And what is meant by this is that
Sneed, while on the ball fisld, allows
bis tongue 10 get the better OF him
AT Charleston, he used language that
should not have been tolerated. But
to sum it all up, Sroed has been de-
posed and ordered to come home. In
other woyds, President Carnes has tel.
egraphed Manager Jack TO come TO
Memphis and meet the d.
recters of the club. Sneed
left New Orleans last night, and he
will arrive here this morning. The
change as to the management OF the
club came about in this way: A letter
signed by President Morrow was re-
ceived yesterday by the directors tf
the Memphis Cub. 1t made q formal
demand for Sneed's dismissal, on the
ground that he, in conjunction with
Joe Orotty, the catcher, had con-
spired to break up the South
ern League with view to
lettering their prospects else
where. Alter reading the letter,
the full contents CT which were not
made known to newspaper people,
Capt. CArnes had a conference with
several OF the directors OF the Mem.
phis club, and the result was that he
autographed Sneed to come to Men,
phis at once. Another dispatch was
sent to Davey Force authorizing
him to take charge of the team
and to act as captain. A rep.
resentativs OF the APPEAL attempted
to get the letter, but his Efforts were
fIuitless. Late yesterday evening one
OF the principal stockholders OF the
Memphis club was cornered by one OF
The baseball feuds Of the APPEAL, and
the stockhclSef Expressed himself
without any hesitsnoy. said he, 1--WE
have received q letter from President
Morrow, In which he charges
Sneed with conspiring to
break up the Southern League.
Amorg other things Morrow says
that Sneed, while in Charleston, ex-
hibited and foulished kilograms adj
dressed to him (Sneed) telling him
that he could play in IndiaDap olis
whenever 1t suited him, or words to
that effect. Going further the letter
said that Suesd told all Of his men
and also some OF the Charleston play.
ers to play poor ball and then they
would got their release. He advised
them, 30 the letter says, to do this be-
cause the Southern League was on
its last legs. The charges as to the
furnishing of kilograms by Sneed were
made by the Sunday Sayings, and they
are In the main corroborated by Elk
Umpire Atkisson, who was released
last Tuesday. The ex-umpire resides
In Nashville, and when he reached
that city he told President Nor.
row If Sneed'a behavior. In
answer to a dispatch which
was sent Friday, Sneed replied a.
follows: you must not cell me to
Indianapolis. Remember 1t takes
thee to make a trade" This tele.
gram was looked upol as an insult
and It was the straw that broke the
lamel's back. Sneed was wired that
he was no logger wan ed, and that be
could have his release by paying $500
into the treasury. Sneed will be here
today, and tomorrow he will have 8
conference with the directors OF the
club. If he chooseS to play ball with
out being manager or captain h'
will be retained. II he is willing t,
buy his release for $500 the charges
preferred against him will not be- en-
tertainsd, II he refuses to accep
either Of the two propositions men
toned above the directors will inves
tigGte, aud il the charges aye found II
be true he will be blscklisted.